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There’s more news and less comprehension today than any historical period that didn’t involve literal witch trials, and trying to stay on top of it all can feel like playing a game of telephone with 30 people, except everyone’s speaking at the same time and like a third of them are openly racist for some reason. From Cracked co-founder Jack O’Brien, THE DAILY ZEITGEIST is stepping into that fray with some of the funniest and smartest comedic and journalistic minds around. Jack and co-host Miles Gray spend up to an hour every weekday sorting through the events and stories driving the headlines, to help you find the signal in the noise, with a few laughs thrown in for free.

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There’s more news and less comprehension today than any historical period that didn’t involve literal witch trials, and trying to stay on top of it all can feel like playing a game of telephone with 30 people, except everyone’s speaking at the same time and like a third of them are openly racist for some reason. From Cracked co-founder Jack O’Brien, THE DAILY ZEITGEIST is stepping into that fray with some of the funniest and smartest comedic and journalistic minds around. Jack and co-host Miles Gray spend up to an hour every weekday sorting through the events and stories driving the headlines, to help you find the signal in the noise, with a few laughs thrown in for free.

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Top 10 of 2025: #1 Coldplay RUINS Lives! Unabomber Humble Brag! 07.18.25

1/2/2026
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #1, we have: #1 Coldplay RUINS Lives! Unabomber Humble Brag! 07.18.25 In episode 1899, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler, to discuss… CEO’s Affair Was Clearly The Best Part of Coldplay Concert, Wow This Guy’s Brain Is Lookin Like Sous Vide Sh*t, Annabelle The Doll Isn’t Even As Evil As The Guy Who Owned It and more! CEO Caught on Jumbotron During Coldplay Concert Leads to Affair AccusationsHR chief Kristin Cabot caught cuddling married boss at Coldplay gig boasted she ‘wins trust of CEOs’ on LinkedInGuy Gets caught with a side chick on the jumbotronTrump: "Do you know who Kaczynski was? There's very little difference between a madman and a genius."Alex Jones torches Donald TrumpFact check: Trump tells fictional story about his uncle and the UnabomberJeffrey Epstein, My Very, Very Sick PalCoca-Cola defends corn syrup after Trump claims he struck cane sugar dealAuthorities Share New Details About Paranormal Investigator Found Dead After Touring 'Possessed' Annabelle DollGhost Adventures' Zak Bagans Was "Very Affected" by Annabelle Doll Before Dan Rivera's DeathWar Over ‘The Conjuring’: The Disturbing Claims Behind a Billion-Dollar FranchiseReal ‘Annabelle’ story shared by Lorraine Warren at Milford’s Lauralton HallThe Warrens: Sorting the truth from the Hollywood mythExclusive! Ed Warren gives actual tour of the Warren Occult Museum! LISTEN: No Me Dejes by La Playa Sextet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:13:04

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Worst Predictions/Our Predictions 2025

1/2/2026
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh and Bryan, The Editor to discuss the worst 2025 predictions and some of our predictions for 2026! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:48

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Top 10 of 2025: #2 Extra! Extra! Ouija’ll About It!10.28.25

1/1/2026
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #2, we have: Extra! Extra! Ouija’ll About It!10.28.25 In episode 1954, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Otherworld, Jack Wagner, to discuss… Ouija Episodes, The Power Of The Unconscious Mind and more! LISTEN: Distant Land by Madlib See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:32

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Viral Trends 2025

1/1/2026
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producers Becca Ramos, Bei Wang, Victor Wright and Bryan, The Editor to discuss their favorite viral trends of 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:04:27

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Top 10 of 2025: #3 Arnold Schwarzenegger w/ Jon Gabrus

12/31/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #3, we have: Icon #4: Arnold Schwarzenegger w/ Jon Gabrus Hello, The Internet!™, and welcome to this spinoff episode of The Daily Zeitgeist we’re calling The Iconograph: a show about icons. In this episode, Miles and Jack are joined by comedian/podcaster Jon Gabrus to talk about the cybernetic organism (correction: body builder) sent from the future (correction: Austria) to take the world by storm: Arnold Schwarzenegger! They'll explore his rise to stardom, his STAGGERING horniness and why he snapped Barbara Bush's leg like a toothpick! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:32:55

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Top Stories of 2025: Part 3

12/31/2025
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Bryan, The Editor and writer JM McNabb to discuss the top 5 stories of 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:58:18

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Top 10 of 2025: #4 Zuck’s AI Glasses Suck! Kash Patel NOT Convincing? 09.19.25

12/30/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #4, we have: Zuck’s AI Glasses Suck! Kash Patel NOT Convincing? 09.19.25 In episode 1934, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Meta’s New AI Glasses Not Only LOOK Like Sh*t... They Also Functionally Suck Sh*t, Kash Patel Helping Keep The Epstein Story Alive and more! Meta’s New AI Glasses Not Only LOOK Like Sh*t... They Also Functionally Suck Sh*tKash Patel Helping Keep The Epstein Story AliveSWALWELL: If you don't know how many times Trump's name appears in the Epstein files, it could be at least 1,000 timesCrockett: You are the least qualified FBI Director in history.Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause LISTEN: Minute papillon by World Brain See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:15

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Top Stories of 2025: Part 2

12/30/2025
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Bryan, The Editor to discuss the top 15 stories of 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:21

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Back Four For What?

12/30/2025
This week the fellers chat the skin tight title race, Calafiori’s awkward absence, broke Barcelona behavior and the signing of the season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:10:28

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Top 10 of 2025: #5 MAGA vs MAGA, US = Cause Of/Solution To All Earth’s Problems? 06.19.25

12/29/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #5, we have: MAGA vs MAGA, US = Cause Of/Solution To All Earth’s Problems? 06.19.25 In episode 1883, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, comedian, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… America’s Cold War Strategy Is Coming Home To Roost Huh? Our Information Environment Is So F**ked, Couple Wild Stories About People Not Knowing How To Act Around AI and more! Tucker Vs. Ted SmackdownThey Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.Father of man killed in Port St. Lucie officer-involved shooting: 'My son deserved better' LISTEN: Husk by Men I Trust See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:15:22

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Top Stories of 2025, Pt. 1

12/29/2025
In this special holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Bryan, The Editor to discuss the top 15 stories of 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:14

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Top 10 of 2025: #6 Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25

12/26/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #6, we have: Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!! 10.03.25 In episode 1942, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, actor, and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello, to discuss… Ninja Goebbels - Totally NOT A Punk Ass B***h, In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This News" - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes, Mainstream Comedians Are Fucking Losers, Google AI Gives Trump’s Apparent Dementia The Streisand Effect Treatment and more! Stephen Miller's Totally Hardcore Rant (Video)In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This" News - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the ScenesJimmy Fallon on new unscripted series 'On Brand': 'It's like gamified Shark Tank'Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementiaAre ‘Donald Trump Dementia’ Searches Being Blocked by Google? What To KnowTrump 'cognitive decline and dementia' searches blocked? Google AI overview under fire for biased filteringGoogle AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for BidenThis Is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: PsychologistTrump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to his niece's upcoming tell-all LISTEN: Company (With Orion Sun) by Hether See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:06:10

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Prestige Casting 2025

12/26/2025
In this special episode, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to talk their favorite movies, TV shows, and the most pretigious casting of 2025! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:12:12

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Top 10 of 2025: #7 Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25

12/25/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #7, we have: Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out 07.25.25 In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza Corn Telethon, and host of First Thirst, Siri Dahl, to discuss… Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell, Trump Is In The Files, They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION, Has Hollywood Made A Single Good Movie About The Pandemic? And more! Saint Ghislaine of MaxwellBurchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."House Republicans back Epstein subpoenaHouse panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine MaxwellSwallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein FilesThey Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATIONEddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeedsEddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've GottenHollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect SetHow Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson’s Genre-Bending Thriller ‘The Gorge’Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequelThe spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling LISTEN: Sold My Soul by BSEARL See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:07:57

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Santa University: Part 9

12/25/2025
It's that time again... Santa University is back for an NINTH installment! Written and narrated by Jamie Loftus. Performed by: Miles Gray Jack O'Brien Anna Hossnieh Sophie Lichterman Joelle Monique Caitlin Durante Prop Robert Evans Victor Wright Bei Wang Justin Connor Catherine Law Molly Conger Ian Johnson Bryan, The Editor Happy Holidays! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:24:44

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Top 10 of 2025: #8 Ms. Piggy w/ Jamie Loftus

12/24/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #8, we have: Icon #3: Ms. Piggy w/ Jamie Loftus In this episode, Miles and Jack are joined by writer/actor/comedian/podcaster Jamie Loftus to talk about the woman. the pig. the legend: Ms. Piggy. They'll explore her origin story, relationship with Kermit (and lackthereof with Fozzie), and her status as a queer icon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:21:05

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Have Yourself A Smutty Little X-mas w/ Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

12/24/2025
In this special (and extremely horny) holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara (of Reading Glasses & Reading Smut) to discuss the Christmas-themed romance novel 'A Merry Little Meet Cute'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:59:37

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Top 10 of 2025: #9 Vladimir, STAAHP! Oscar Voters Getting SCREWED 04.25.25

12/23/2025
We are counting down the top 10 episodes of 2024, as voted by our listeners. At #9, we have: Vladimir, STAAHP! Oscar Voters Getting SCREWED 04.25.25 In episode 1853, Jack and Miles are joined by the co-host and Executive Producer of X-Ray Vision, Rosie Knight & Joelle Monique, to discuss… At Least Less People Are Down For Trump’s BS…, Vladimir STAAAAHHHP, The Academy Just Realized That Oscar Voters Should Probably Watch The Oscar Nominees and more! At Least Less People Are Down For Trump’s BS…The Academy Just Realized That Oscar Voters Should Probably Watch The Oscar Nominees'Were they just voting on vibes?’: Oscars’ new compulsory viewing rule sparks backlashFilms made with AI can win Oscars, Academy says LISTEN: Persuasive (with SZA) by Doechii WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:13:50

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Crofton's Media Blackout: It's A Wonderful Life

12/23/2025
In this special holiday episode, Miles and Jack are joined by Chris Crofton to watch a beloved holiday movie that, conversely, Miles and Jack never seen before: It's A Wonderful Life See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:18:39

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Was Youri Tielemans In B2K?

12/23/2025
This week the lads ponder alternate careers for Youri Tielemans, Chris learns about the cinematic classic You Got Served and Hugo Ekitike thrusts a new celebration into the faces of Spurs supporters... Oh and Arsenal tops the table for Christmas, but does that even mean anything? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:12:07